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(c) Digestibility of the Sprouts. 



Dry matter. . . . 



Protein 



Fiber 



Extract matter 

 Fat 



Average of 

 7 German 

 trials with 

 3 samples. 



/o 



8i* 



78 



85 

 86 



50 



The experiment was conducted with 3 sheep, but as sheep I and 

 II digested so much less fiber and extract matter than is customary, 

 only the resuUs with sheep III are reported. Tlie present single 

 test agrees reasonably well with the German trials, and shows that 

 malt sprouts may be classed with those feeds having a fairly high 

 digestibility. 



(d) Feeding Experiment with Cows. 

 Afalt Sprouts vs. Gluten Feed. 



Object of the Experiment : — The object of the trial was to note 

 the feeding value of sprouts for the production of milk, and its nutri- 

 tive and economic value as a grain feed ; and the quantity that could 

 be safely fed and the best method of feeding. 



Plan of the Experiment: — Four cows, two of which had been in 

 milk for over a year and two new milch the autumn previous, were 

 divided into lots of two each and fed by the reversal method. All 

 four received the same basic ration of hay, rowen and corn meal. 

 During the first half of the trial, two of the cows received 3 pounds 

 of gluten feed, and the other two i Yi pounds of gluten feed and 2 

 pounds of malt sprouts daily. In the second half the rations were 

 reversed. In reality, 2 pounds of malt sprouts were fed against i^^ 

 pounds of gluten feed, as these quantities contained theoretically the 

 same amounts of digestible nutrients, and should produce similar 

 results. It was the intention to feed a larger amount of sprouts, but 

 the animals refused to eat more. It is possible that if the sprouts 

 had been fed in winter, and the animals had been fresh in milk, they 

 would have taken three pounds daily. 



*Organic matter. 



